News
June-July 2020
PURA Transitions to New Leadership 2020 PURA Kickoff To Be Held Virtually
SAVE THE DATE! Planning is underway for a Kickoff meeting to be held online via Zoom on September 14, to keep you informed of current events at Purdue. More information to follow soon, including instructions how to obtain and use Zoom.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the annual PURA Kickoff luncheon, normally scheduled in September, Who are these masked men? A “transition” for the record will not be held. books: masked and gloved outgoing PURA president, Tom Turpin, passes the Retirees’ Key (symbolic token of the PURA presidency) to masked and gloved incoming What’s Inside: president, Norm Long, maintaining appropriate social Regular Features distancing. Masked new vice-president/president elect, Bill Bennett, looks on. Norm’s Notes ...... 3 PURA Tech Bytes: Creating a Digital Family Archive ...... 6 PURA Officers and Committee Chairs, 2020-2021 Smile Corner: They’re Only Weeds if You Don’t Want Them ...... 7 Officers: Mark Your Calendar: PURA Events ...... 8
President: Norman Long Articles Vice-President/President-Elect: William Bennett Secretary: Judy Ware PURA Transitions to New Leadership ...... 1 2020 PURA Kickoff to be Held Virtually ...... 1 Treasurer: Lucia Anderson A Year to Remember: President’s Report ...... 2 Historian: Sue Hume Graham PURA Recognizes Outgoing Committee Members ...... 2 Past President: Tom Turpin Historic Highlights of Purdue Marching Band ...... 3 Quick, Simple Tips to Boost Your Immune System ...... 4 What to Celebrate in July ...... 4 Committee Chairs: Gotta Laugh! ...... 5 Benefits: Larry Pherson Musical Interlude ...... 5 Confessions of a Book Addict ...... 5 Campus & Community Activities: James Lehman Looking for August Music Selections ...... 8 Communications: Karen Lembcke Reminder: Wear Masks On Campus ...... 8 Hospitality: Linda Hawkins Retiree Flu Shots ...... 8 Visit Indiana Giants ...... 8 Kick-Off Luncheon: Co-Chairs Karen Ferry/Viki Taylor Movies Under the Stars ...... 8 Program: Jerry Day Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences: Purposeful Living in Retirement Conference: Olivia Wood Free Telehealth Appointments Student Scholarship: Melinda Bain Learn About Hearing Loss ...... 9 Adult Telepractice Appointment ...... 10 Trips & Tours: Position available
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A Year to Remember – President’s Report In order to spice up the Purdue Sesquicentennial By Tom Turpin celebrations PURA members decided to portray historical characters for events. The characters were available to
interact with event attendees. Members and their Had I known what was in store for “characters” included: Olivia Wood (Mary Matthews), the Purdue University Retiree’s David Caldwell (Orville Redenbacher), Scott Rumble Association during 2019-2020, I would never have accepted the job (Harvey Wiley), John Norberg (John Purdue), Carolyn as President-Elect. Jones (Lillian Gilbreth), Mary Alice Nebold (Amelia Earhart), Joyce Miles (Virginia Meredith), Pete Bill (John The last 12 months have been T. McCutcheon), and Tom Turpin (J. Clifford Turpin). challenging for PURA to say the least, but it has become clear to me Our Purdue support staff member Michele Salla decided to that what Past President Don Gentry retire and become one of us, however, her retirement told me was that the job is an easy didn’t last long, as she was dragged back to temporally fill in for her replacement, Hannah Austerrman, who went on one because of all of the people who pitch in to help. Truer maternity leave. words were never spoken! Indeed, we are the envy of all the Big-10 retiree associations because our people are After years of holding our monthly luncheon and program willing to accept leadership roles with a number of others who help when needed. at the MCL cafeteria in West Lafayette, the restaurant closed in January and we had to find a new place to meet. Our committee leaders, some new this year and others who Our February meeting was held at the Daniels Turfgrass have served for a while, have all done an outstanding job. center and the membership decided that the monthly meet- They include Judy Ware (Secretary), Lucia Anderson ing should be held on Monday and we should have a (Treasurer), Sue Hume (Historian), Larry Pherson speaker and lunch available. President-Elect Long visited (Benefits), Karen Lembcke (Communications), Bill Ben- a number of facilities in the Lafayette area seeking a place nett (Hospitality), Jerry Day (Programs), Joma Roe (Trips for our meetings and recommended the VFW in Lafayette. We held our March meeting at the VFW. and Tours), Jim Lehman (Campus and Community Activi- ties), Karen Ferry and Viki Taylor (Kickoff Luncheon), In April the COVID-19 pandemic hit and all of PURA’s Olivia Wood (Purposeful Living In Retirement Event), and in-person meetings were cancelled through July. The June Melinda Bain (Scholarship). Many thanks to these “worker bees” for their wonderful leadership. meeting of the PURA Executive Board was held remotely using ZOOM. I got off to a bad start when I couldn’t attend the Kickoff Luncheon but I wasn’t needed as Karen Ferry and Viki So this past year in the life of PURA is surely one to Taylor had it well organized, and President-Elect Norm remember! As we move forward we are in good hands Long and Past President Don Gentry ran the show with Norm Long as President and Bill Bennett as President flawlessly. Many thanks to them for all their work this -Elect. As usual they have a great group of people with year. which to work. Not surprising because they are all Purdue folks!
PURA Recognizes Outgoing Officers, Roy Johnson, Program, 4-year member, Chair for 1 year Committee Chairs, and Committee Members Sandy Komasinski, Program, 6-year member Dan Weisenberger, Purposeful Living in Retirement, A big thank you to the hard-working folks going off the 1-year member PURA board and committees this summer. A $705 Sue Hiser, Student Scholarship, 4-year member contribution to PURA Scholarships is being made in their Joma Roe, Chair - Trips & Tours 7-year member honor. Carolyn Blue, Trips & Tours, 7-year member Tom Turpin, outgoing PURA President Agnes Hawn, Trips & Tours, 7-year member Don Gentry, outgoing Past President Tarren Neth, Trips & Tours, 7-year member Sandra Singer, Benefits, 6-year member Bill Bennett, Chair – Hospitality, 4-year member Margaret Cox, Hospitality, 2-year member Rosalee Hayward, Kickoff Luncheon, 4-year member Jeannie Kalhust, Kickoff Luncheon 10-year member Carolyn Shultz, Kickoff Luncheon, 4-year member Jane Brown, Program, 6-year member PURA News, June-July 2020 2
Norm’s Notes
Change has become our new nor- No one really knows when we will return to a “new mal! Webster defines change “To normal”. Plans are underway to have programs, alter by substituting something else information and fellowship return for the PURA for, or by giving up for something membership ASAP. We are keeping PURA’s Benefits, else; to put or take another or others Executive, and Communications committees strong and in place of. To make different; to active, along with virtual meetings. convert.” There are many questions to address, for example, what That somewhat lengthy description will the policy and practice about Retiree Flu shots be in really does describe and has 2020? We have a deep concern to keep our members characterized PURA in 2020! Now, as we begin another informed and aware of issues, so what is the most effec- fiscal year, the officers and committee chairs that consti- tive method for accomplishing that goal? These and tute the Executive committee wrestle with more change! many other questions and concerns that impact PURA Paramount in all the Executive committee discussions and are being brought forth and addressed even as you read considerations has been the safety and well being of our this first “Norm’s Notes.” members. To that end, the decisions that have been made and continue to face PURA leaders, have been based on As this article is ended, please look over the list of that criteria. 2020/2021 PURA committee leaders (page 1). If you have ideas, concerns or needs that can be met by your As we review 2020, our first change was locating a new PURA leaders, please do not hesitate to contact any of meeting site for our monthly meetings. Then came the us, as we are ready and willing to address your interests. Covid-19 pandemic that closed our monthly meetings. In We will have much more in the months ahead to enhance turn, we had to cancel our popular “Purposeful Living in PURA and to continue to maintain the image in the BIG Retirement”, then the Campus and Community Activities, 10 that ole’ Purdue has the “Gold Standard” for Trips and Tours, the annual transition meeting and now the university retirees! September Kickoff Luncheon! All these important and informative PURA events were not given up easily. Your leaders felt we needed to respect and follow the lead of Dr. Norman D. Long Purdue, especially so when one considers the overall age PURA President and health of our membership, that now exceeds more than Class of 1964 5,000.
Did You Know? Historic Highlights of the Pur- • 1935 – First band to perform a due “All-American” Marching Band halftime show with lights on their The Purdue marching band was organized in 1886, a year instruments and before Purdue’s football team was formed. Members re- uniforms. ceived ROTC drill credit for participating in the band. It • 1954 – First band was named the “All-American” Marching Band by a TV to create nation- broadcaster in response to the first halftime show with wide recognition for its featured lighted uniforms and instruments. Notable alumni include twirlers. Orville Redenbacher (tuba, founder of Orville Redenbacher • 1963 – First college band to have members invited to per- popcorn), Neil Armstrong (baritone, first man on the form at Radio City Music Hall. moon), and Russell Games Slayter (tuba, inventor of fiber- • 1969 – First marching band alumnus to walk on the moon, glass). Neil Armstrong.
FIRSTS • 1995 – First university without a music school to win the Sudler Trophy. • 1907 – First band to break military ranks to create a for- mation of any kind, the Block “P.” • 2008 – First college marching band invited by Ministry of Culture to perform in China. • 1919 – First band to carry the colors of all the Big Ten schools. • 2010 – First Big Ten band to march in the Macy’s Thanks- giving Day Parade. • 1919 – First band to become an annual performer at the Indi-
anapolis Motor Speedway. (Many thanks to Purdue Bands and Orchestras for permission to re- • 1920 – First band to play opposing school’s fight song. print their highlights, and to the University News Service and photog- • 1921 – First band to create an oversized bass drum. rapher Mark Simons for the photo.)
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Quick Simple Tips To Boost Your Immune System This Summer
As we age our immune system weakens. What are some eyes. Fish such as salmon and tuna are high in simple steps we can take to boost our immune system this omega fatty acids. Spinach, lettuce and brussels summer and help us to fight off bacterial infections and sprouts are just a few more. Rule of thumb is to viruses? indulge in summer fruits, vegetables, and salads! 4. Get active- Good weather allows us to walk. 1. Wash our hands- You can never wash your hands Walking keeps our bones and muscles working. too much. Warm running water and soap for 20 Walking increases our heartrate and increased seconds is one simple and sure way to keep those heartrate increases our circulation. Walking can germs away! Studies show the average person may allow us to get our vitamin D. It also gives us a touch their face up to 16 times an hour. We do not connection to others and the outdoors. mean to, but do so without thinking. Best for those hands to be clean. 5. Reduce your stress level- Do activities that make you happy and learn to say “no”. Chronic stress 2. Go outside-Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that impacts our immune system. Stress makes our is available in some foods and added to others as a bodies release cortisol. Cortisol helps our bodies dietary supplement. Our bodies make vitamin D when deal with stress but over a long period of time can the cholesterol in our bodies is exposed to affect it negatively. Find a hobby you enjoy so your ultraviolet light. The best time to be in the sun is mid- stress may have an outlet. day at the brightest time of day, which shortens the exposure time needed for your body to synthesize the 6. Get enough sleep- Try to get 7-8 hours sleep a sunrays. Ten to thirty minutes of exposure is enough. night. Sleep can keep our minds sharp and thoughts You cannot get your vitamin D by sitting in a sunny clear. There is nothing better than a good night’s room, you must go outside. Wear your sunscreen sleep. since you will still synthesize vitamin D through the Talk to your healthcare provider about taking probiotics, sunscreen. Most of the aging population is low in a vitamin B complex, zinc supplement, vitamin D vitamin D. Talk to your healthcare provider on supplement, magnesium, or other immune boosting vita- vitamin D supplements. mins. We all have different health issues and taking 3. Eat a healthy diet- Summer brings us those color- some supplements may not be safe for all. Try to social ful vegetables and fruits. The more colorful our fruits distance and wear a mask when you can. Summer is and vegetables, the more vitamins for our bodies. here, so enjoy it! Cantaloupe, kale, strawberries, carrots, and sweet peppers provide us with vitamin C and A for our Author: Chris Rearick, MSN, RN, Nursing Center for Family Health, 496-0308
Celebrate in July July 1—International Chicken Wing Day
Since a number of activities for PURA members have been July2—I Forget Day temporarily placed “on hold,” and you find you are visiting with your friends or family members through Zoom or Skype or other July 6—International Kissing Day means, the month of July provides many reasons to celebrate. So we are offering the following suggestions for your enjoyment July 8—Chocolate Day this month. July is: July 11—Cheer Up the Lonely Day
National Picnic Month July 13—Embrace Your Geekness Day
National Blueberry Month July 15—Cow Appreciation Day
National Hot Dog Month July 19—Daquiri Day
National Ice Cream Month July 22—Hammock Day July 7—Strawberry Sundae Day July 19—National Ice Cream Day July 24—Amelia Earhart Day July 20—Ice Cream Soda Day July 23—Vanilla Ice Cream Day July 27—Take Your Houseplants for a Walk Day July 27—Peach Ice Cream Day July 30—International Day of Friendship 2nd week of July— National Nude Recreation Week
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(Musical Interludes, cont.) Gotta Laugh! This Land is Your Land, Pete Seeger and Bruce Springsteen lead Remember this chestnut? the crowd in song, from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HE4H0k8TDgw Mr. Opporknockity was a superb piano tuner. He had spent more than 30 years honing his craft and made quite a reputation for The Summer of Covid-19 himself. One Voice, The Wailin’ Jennys He got a call from a man who had just bought a new grand piano https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jKH6kILbho and requested Opporknockity come and tune it. Thank U Frontline, Chris Mann (Alanis Morrissett melody) Opporknockity spent more than three hours tuning the grand https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGKFVMgjrPc piano to perfection, collected his fee and left. Do You Remember These Summer Hits? A couple of days later, the customer called and informed him (Just a few of many!) that the piano was not in tune. The customer demanded Opporknockity return and re-tune the piano. Summertime, Summertime; The Jamies (1958) Summertime Blues, Eddie Cochran (1958) Mr. Opporknockity replied, "I’m sorry, my friend, Surf City, Jan and Dean (1963) Opporknockity only tunes once." The Girl from Ipanema, Astrud Gilberto and Stan Getz (1963) Theme from A Summer Place, The Lettermen (1965) Noise proves nothing. Often a hen who’s merely laid an egg Under the Boardwalk, The Drifters (1964) cackles as if she laid an asteroid. — Mark Twain A Summer Song, Chad & Jeremy (1964) Summer in the City, The Lovin’ Spoonful (1966) Hot Fun in the Summertime, Sly & the Family Stone (1970) You Are the Sunshine of My Life, Stevie Wonder (1972) Musical Interludes Summer Breeze, Seals & Crofts (1972)
Margaritaville, Jimmy Buffett (1977) Not Your Usual 4th of July Music You’re the One that I Want (or, Summer Nights), John The Egg - from the Broadway musical “1776”. Franklin, Travolta & Olivia Newton-John (from the musical “Grease,” Jefferson, and Adams contemplate choosing the national symbol while the 1978) Continental Congress begins debate on the Declaration of Independence. Sailing, Christopher Cross (1979) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ds4dv4IS0PM Cruel Summer, Bananarama (1984) Kokomo, The Beach Boys (1988) American Patrol, Glen Miller https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DK-lBi5r6Jk Summertime, DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince (a.k.a. Will Smith) (1991) Confessions of a Book Addict
By Jo Thomas A Higher Call. Two pilots meet in the air over Germa-
ny in WWII. One was a German Ace fighter pilot. The I couldn’t breathe when the library closed. Then I hyper- other an American in a shot-up bomber. The German ventilated. I am a chain reader. Where could I get my fix? did not fire on the bomber. If his superiors learned of Looking around I discovered books that I had purchased it, they would execute him as a traitor. After the war, but never read. I soon found out why. The first two were they looked for each other. 500 pages of dull. If you read them in bed, you would get bruises on your stomach. Anything written by David McCullough is worth
reading. His histories are meticulously well researched I like all genres except science fiction and fantasy. I make and cover many subjects. The Wright Brothers reveals exception for one fantasy writer because she is a Purdue their personalities. alumnae. However, her books are scary and steamy so I won’t recommend them. Instead, I will share some nonfic- Beneath a Scarlet Sky is set in German-occupied Italy tion favorites. I always found book reports dry and T.M.I., during WWII. It follows an Italian youth who goes so I’ll be brief. from leading people to safety in Switzerland to work-
ing for the Germans. Because his mother said so. One of my favorites is The Boys in the Boat. This story is about a blue collar 8-oar crew at the University of Wash- For a change of war and some enjoyment, try Junious ington. They didn’t have a lot going for them. They often and Albert’s Adventures in the Confederacy. Two went hungry to pay for their tuition or books. They rowed young reporters who worked for newspaper editor/ in raw weather while their arch enemies in California were publisher Horace Greeley, were captured by the nice and warm. Their goal was to win the American title Confederates. Jefferson Davis hated Greeley so much, then go to the Olympics. They didn’t stand a chance. he wouldn’t release them. They were an amusing
couple and the author wrote it that way. A true and If you are more viewer than reader, PBS has a great video funny tale. called “The Boys of ‘36”. PURA News, June-July 2020 5
PURA Tech Bytes I have used them for 35mm slides, negatives, 110 and By Scott Ksander 120 negatives, and 8mm movies. My Dad had color 8mm movies of me coming home from the hospital in 1952!
I decided to do my video tape (S-VHS and VHS) myself since I already had the necessary equipment on my PC. Scanning services will also do video tape, however. During our searching, we located some audio tape from 1968! During my high school years, I was a DJ on the local high school radio station. I even considered a career Creating a Digital Family Archive in broadcast for awhile and continued my radio time on PRN (Purdue Residence Hall Network) while living at One of my retirement objectives that has been McCutcheon Hall. The audio tape was a challenge. “enhanced” by the COVID-19 Stay-At-Home order was Legacybox can digitize audio tape and gave me the to create a family digital archive. This is an ideal earliest recording of my voice that I have. What a gift! application for technology as copies can be easily made for each family member and the copies do not take up The next challenge was documents. For example, I have shelf space. The quality also does not decay over time. copies of every tax return my parents ever filed and also every tax return I ever filed (the Bohemian heritage is The most difficult, but probably the most fun, is gathering alive and well in me). For most of these documents, a all the old slides, movies, prints, negatives, video tapes, standard scanner worked nicely. I did upgrade to a and scrapbooks. Each of these is a treasure and can easily scanner with a document feeder and 2-sided scanning. I take you down memory lane for hours. Once you use the HP ScanJet Pro 2500, but there are many good assemble that material, you need to decide how you want products available. to approach making digital versions. I started out thinking I would use a completely do-it-yourself approach. Cost, https://store.hp.com/us/en/pdp/hp-scanjet-pro-2500-f1 time, and necessary equipment are all factors to be -flatbed-scanner considered. Finally, there were large format scrapbooks and bound The most common items for me were slides, negatives, items that could not be scanned on a flatbed scanner with- and unmounted prints. There are reasonably priced slide out damaging the binding. This was a problem until I and negative scanners in the $150 range such as the found a unique product by CZAR. This company uses Kodak Scanza Digital Film Scanner. technology to digitally “flatten” the scanned material. It works amazingly well. https://www.kodak.com/US/en/consumer/products/ film-scanners/scanza-film-scanner/default.htm https://www.czur.com/
This model, for example, can scan 35mm, 126, 110, Su- This scanner allowed me to capture scrapbooks of my per 8 and 8mm negatives and slides. Other companies Grandfather’s published “clips” from the Chicago make similar equipment. I quickly realized that while this Tribune dating back to the 1950s. Grandpa was a wise method cuts the cost, the investment in time was going to man and our family is so lucky to be able to still enjoy his be significant. I estimated I had at least 10,000 images. It wisdom. turned out my estimate was low after we found more “treasures”. There are services that provide scanning with After all this, there are almost 150,000 images in my much better quality. Services like Kodak Digitizing Box, Archive and a bit under 100 hours of video. That’s under Legacybox, and ScanCafe are available and there are also 2TB of storage and each family member can easily have a many camera shops that provide this service. For the copy for the cost of a 2TB drive (currently about $65 and online services, get on their email list. They often have dropping). sales for 30-50% off. NEVER pay their list price unless you have an urgent situation. For unusually sized items, Finally, the challenge is to organize the material and add or if your items need special handling, local services like metadata such as date, place, and people. I use Adobe Camera Outfitters in Market Square Shopping Center do Lightroom for the photo material. I am still looking for a great job. They can do all your scanning work, if you the best way to tag video material. wish. For my bulk digital work, I used ScanCafe. Their home office is in Indianapolis and I can deliver my mate- https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop- rial directly. lightroom.html https://www.scancafe.com/ I highly recommend this effort to preserve your family history. It is worth it, even without a Stay-At-Home order.
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Smile Corner Besides walking down streets differently, Rose and I By Sara Jane (Sally) Coffman handle ourselves differently at airports.
Back in the day when I traveled by plane, I used to dissolve into a puddle if a TSA agent looked crossways at me. Rose, on the other hand, has never had trouble
standing up for herself. She tells about the time when she was going overseas. Instead of taking a lot of clothes with her, she put a baggie full of white, powdered laundry They’re Only Weeds If You Don’t Want detergent in her carry-on bag so she could wash them.
Them The TSA agent pulled her aside and, in a challenging voice, asked her what the substance was. People are sure reacting differently to the stress of this Coronavirus. Some of my most-together friends have “Laundry detergent,” she replied. gone completely nuts, while some of my flakier friends seem to be blithely sailing along. “How do I know that?” he challenged a second time.
I, myself, have been handling the crisis by staying curled “Taste it,” she challenged back. up in a fetal position and talking to my rubber bands. I was pretty sure my friend Rose would be using her time He thought about it. And waved her through. more constructively, so I decided to call and ask her what SHE’S been doing. Here’s what she said: Not only does Rose have a quick wit, she also has a slew of philosophies. “In addition to compiling a pantry inventory, shredding years of bank statements and receipts, discarding For example, last summer in our class we were all com- undergraduate lecture notes and owners’ manuals for long plaining about the weeds in our yards. We were going on -discarded appliances. . . from my bedside landline phone and on about how we hated pulling weeds until Rose I’ve been choreographing a global network of relatives spoke up and said: “They’re only weeds if you don’t want and conducting online genealogical research in six them.” languages.” We stopped in the middle of our squats and looked at one Uh. Huh. another.
I met Rose about a year ago in my Silver Sneakers class She was right. at the Ismail Center, and from the beginning realized that she and I approach life in very different ways. While I It’s all a matter of how you look at things. Something is a bumble my way through, she sails through life with grace, weed only if you don’t want it. insight, and wisdom. When I grow up, I want to be more like Rose. I want to be Take, for example, how we would each approach walking able to anticipate and avoid potholes, stand up to down the street. I could be walking down the street, challenges, and have a more positive attitude about paying full attention to my surroundings, and quite likely weeds. fall into a pothole. I’m going to end this now and go pull some weeds. Here’s how Rose would walk down the street: Before set- ting out, Rose would have anticipated the possibility of (Author’s Note) potholes and equipped herself with the tools she would Rose Haberer came to Purdue from New York City in need to identify (and repair) one. 1971 with her husband Joe (who had accepted a faculty position in Political Science) and their two daughters. Spotting a pothole off in the distance, she would warn the friends with whom she was walking and have them stay Rose earned a Ph.D. in Anthropology, taught various behind while she went forward to investigate. Reaching undergraduate courses, participated in the founding of the the pothole, she would pull out the people who had fallen Women’s Studies program, did fieldwork on Arab village in and care for their needs. She would then either fix the women in Israel, volunteered at the International Center, pothole herself or call the appropriate people to come and and produced “Rainbow,” a very popular WBAA have it fixed. Finally, she would post a sign warning program of world music and cultural information. people to avoid the pothole and organize a group of researchers to create a substance for paving streets that Sally’s books are available on Amazon or at: would eliminate potholes in the future. [email protected]
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Looking For August Music Selections Reminder:
The August Musical Interlude themes will be “Get Up and Dance” and “Tropical” (music with a Caribbean or Latin flair). If you’re planning a visit to the Know any good ones? Would love to include PURA members’ Purdue campus — indoors or favorites. outdoors — remember to Doesn’t have to be elaborate. The name of a music performer or wear your face mask! group, song title, or a YouTube link, would be just fine. We’ll include your recommendations in the next issue of the (It’s required now. The new policy took effect in late May.) PURA News.
Please send your contributions to: [email protected]. Thanks! Retiree Flu Shots
Flu Shots will be available for Purdue retirees this fall. More information coming soon, when plans are finalized.
Visit Indiana Giants Giant peach, Bruceville, Indiana (near Vincennes). The 20-foot Giant Peach sits Indiana, Land of Giants? Well, kitschy giants, anyway. For next to an actual roadside produce stand. future road trips, tuck away these suggestions. The Giant Peach was built to pay homage to (Source: visitindiana.com) the Trylon and Perisphere that debuted at the 1939 New York World’s Fair. Giant Santa Claus, Santa Claus, Indiana. The newly restored Historic Santa Statue is one of Movies Under the Stars the larger roadside attractions, standing 22 feet and weighing 80,000 pounds. According to visitindiana.com, Indiana has the fourth largest number of drive-in theaters in the United States. Giant pink elephant, Fortville, Indiana. The Here are a few of the closest to Lafayette. Note that Visit elephant stands on a flatbed trailer in front of Indiana recommends that patrons call ahead to ensure the Elite Beverages. This roadside attraction is the venues have reopened, and to observe all state and local physical manifestation of the classic American health guidelines. euphemism of “seeing pink elephants,” an early 20th-century expression used to describe someone who Monticello Lake Shore Drive-in. was intoxicated. Its flatbed trailer is sometimes even pulled Knox Melody Drive-in. during parades! Thorntown M.E.L.S. at the Starlite Drive-In. Rockport Holiday Drive-In. Giant Joe Palooka, Oolitic, Indiana (near Bedford). Martinsville Centerbrook Drive-in. Joe Palooka was a 1930’s comic strip that featured a Spencer Cinema 7 Drive-In. heavyweight boxing champion of the same name. Terre Haute Moon Lite Drive-in. The cultural icon was not only displayed in comics, Indianapolis Tibbs Drive-In. but also movies, a TV show, radio series, and board Shelbyville The Skyline Drive-In.
game. The 10-ft Joe Palooka statue was built with You can see the top 20 list of Indiana drive-in theatres at: Indiana limestone as a celebration during the 100th anniversary of the Indiana Limestone Company. https://visitindiana.com/blog/index.php/2020/06/16/2020- drive-in-theatres-in-indiana/
PURA News Mark Your Calendars! PURA Events
The Purdue University Retirees Association newsletter is published for official retirees of Purdue University, and prepared by the PURA Communications In keeping with other Purdue efforts to protect the health of Committee.
the Purdue community in the wake of the COVID-19 virus Suggestions or ideas for PURA or the newsletter, and changes pandemic, PURA events are cancelled until further notice. of address and email, should be referred to:
When activities are able to resume, PURA will update the Office of Retiree Affairs 1281 Win Hentschel Blvd., Suite 1100 membership via email, the newsletter, and our website: West Lafayette, IN 47906-4182 https://www.purdue.edu/retirees/ Telephone: 765-494-7395 or (toll free) 877-725-0222 Email: [email protected]
2020-2021 PURA Communications Committee: Chair: Karen Lembcke Members: Connie Bilyeu, Jim Daniel, Jo Thomas
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